chapter one; first chapter
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
time around sunset; early evening
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to keep standing; to stand motionless
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
while; during; while; although; all; both
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
since; henceforth; ever since
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
whirling; going round and round; rushing a person off his feet; panicking; rushing around in a fluster; working in a panic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...